9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report

Termination Date

11. No Lobbying Issue Activity

INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13

12. Lobbying

13. Organizations

INCOME relating to lobbying activities
for this reporting period was:

EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities
for this reporting period were:

Less than $5,000

Less than $5,000

$5,000 or more

$

$5,000 or more

$

340,000.00

Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest
$10,000,
of all lobbying related income from the client (including all
payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying
activities on behalf of the client).

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

H.R. 97, the Free Industry Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Clean Air Act; H.R. 153, the Ensuring Affordable Energy Act to prohibit funding for EPA to implement greenhouse gas regulations; H.R. 199, the Protect Americas Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2011 to suspend for 2 years EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act; H.R. 680, to prohibit U.S. contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change;H.R. 750, the Defending Americas Affordable Energy and Jobs Act to preempt actions related to greenhouse gases through regulations or common law; H.R. 872, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011, (Clarify that a Clean Water Act permit is not required for products licensed under FIFRA);H.R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 to prohibit EPA greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act; H.R. 1023, the No More Excuses Energy Act of 2011, including provisions to prevent climate change or global warming regulations under the Clean Air Act; H.R. 1287, 3-D, Domestic Jobs, Domestic Energy, and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011, including provisions to prevent climate change or global warming regulations under the Clean Air Act; H.R. 1292, the Energy Production Freedom Act, to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Clean Air Act; H.R. 1872, the Employment Protection Act to require EPA to consider employment and other economic impacts prior to regulations or other actions; H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 to provide additional time for EPA to issue industrial boiler MACT standards; H.R. 2401, the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2011, to require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency;H.R. 2891, Americas Energy Independence Act, to delay EPA Cross-State Air Pollution Rule;H.R. 3391, the Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act;H.R. 3379, the Regional Haze Federalism Act, to provide States increased flexibility in implementing standards through State implementation plans;H.R. 3409, the Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Act;H.R. 4255, the Accountability in Grants Act, to prohibit EPA grants under CAA sec. 103 outside the U.S.;H.R. 4304, the Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2012, defines the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act;H.R. 4387, to delay CSAPR compliance deadline for non-CAIR states; H.R. 4965, Preserve the Waters of the U.S. Act, (draft guidance);H.R. 6091, regional haze and other environmental provisions in FY 2013 Interior Appropriations legislation;SA 2367 to H.R. 3240, Hagan-Crapo Amendment to Senate Farm Bill, (Clarify that a Clean Water Act permit is not required for products licensed under FIFRA);Environmental provisions in draft text of FY 2013 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies appropriations bill released by Senate Committee on Appropriations;Clean Water Act, Section 316(b) - cooling water intake structure rule-making; Waters of the U.S. draft guidance.H.R. 6172, to prohibit EPA from finalizing any GHG performance standards for EGUs until CCS is found to be technologically and economically feasible;H.Res. 672, resolution regarding federal climate policy;S. 15, to prohibit the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions; S. 77, the Pollution and Costs Reduction Act to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce pollution and lower costs for building owners; S. 228, the Defending Americas Affordable Energy and Jobs Act to preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases;S. 231, the EPA Stationary Source Regulations Suspension Act to suspend for 2 years EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act; S. 482, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 to prohibit EPA greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act; S. 609, the Comprehensive Assessment of Regulations on the Economy (CARE) Act of 2011 to provide for the establishment of a committee to assess the effects of certain federal regulatory mandates related to energy and the environment; S. J. Res. 37, disapproving EPA MATS rule;S. 706, the 3-D, Domestic Jobs, Domestic Energy, and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011, including provisions to prevent climate change or global warming regulations under the Clean Air Act; S. 1292, the Employment Protection Act to require EPA to consider employment and other economic impacts prior to regulations or other actions; S. 1392, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 to delay Boiler MACT; S. 1393, the Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act to prohibit enforcement of SEC climate change interpretive guidance; S. 1538, the Regulatory Time-Out Act of 2011;S. 1720, the Jobs Through Growth Act, provisions related to EPA regulations;S. 1805, regarding the scope of EPA authority to reject all or part of a State implementation plan under the CAA;S. 1815, the Cross State Air Pollution Act, to codify and delay the implementation dates for a final EPA rule relating to interstate transport of air pollution;S. 1833, the Fair Compliance Act of 2011, to provide additional time for compliance with, and coordinating of, the compliance schedules for [the EPA Utility MACT and CSAPR rules]; S. 2122, the Defense of Environment and Property Act, (defines scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act);S. 2245, Preserve the Waters of the U.S. Act, (draft guidance);S. 2300, to delay CSAPR compliance deadline for non-CAIR states;S. 2365, the Western Economic Security Today (WEST) Act, comprehensive energy/environmental regulatory reform, including provisions to prohibit EPA greenhouse gas regulations under the CAA;S. 3053, to require Senate confirmation of EPA Regional Administrators;S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012, (Clean Water Act-related amendments on Waters of the United States);S.1510,An original bill to promote the domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies, and for other purposesS.2146,A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to create a market-oriented standard for clean electric energy generation, and for other purposes.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

John

O'Donnell

Stephen L.

Plevniak

Christopher

Kearney

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

John

O'Donnell

Stephen L.

Plevniak

Christopher

Kearney

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

S.2102, A bill to provide the authority to monitor and defend against cyber threats, to improve the sharing of cybersecurity information, and for other purposes.S.2111, A bill to enhance punishment for identity theft and other violations of data privacy and security.S.3342, A bill to improve information security, and for other purposes.S.3414, A bill to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States. H.R.3523, To provide for the sharing of certain cyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information between the intelligence community and cybersecurity entities, and for other purposes.H.R.3674, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain improvements in the laws relating to cybersecurity, and for other purposes.H.R.4263, To improve information security, and for other purposes.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

John

O'Donnell

Stephen L.

Plevniak

Christopher

Kearney

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

Corporate Taxation, generally; Dividend tax rate issues generally; Support incentives to produce biogas, generally; Support incentives for high efficiency natural gas furnaces, boilers and water heaters (25C tax credits);H.R. 8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012, (extension of current rate on dividends);H.R. 500, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit;H.R. 3768, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles;H.R. 4078, the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Jobs Creation Act, (compilation of House Regulatory Reform bills, work on sue and settle);H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report, (pension smoothing provisions);H.R. 3091, the Tax Hike Prevention & Business Certainty Act, (dividend and capital gains tax rates);S. 232, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit;S. 1285, Hybrid and Electric Trucks and Infrastructure Act (electric vehicles);S. 1647, a bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gains rates;S. 1813, MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century) (tax issues);S. 2161, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for certain plug-in vehicles;S. 3412, the Middle Class Tax Cut Act, (extension of current rate on dividends);S. 3521, the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012, (electric vehicle infrastructure credit, taxation, Internal Revenue Code).

Promote the development of the natural gas vehicle market by supporting various incentives. This issue arose in:

Support incentives for high efficiency natural gas furnaces, boilers and water heaters (25C tax credits).

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, White House Office, Executive Office of the President (EOP)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

John

O'Donnell

Stephen L.

Plevniak

Christopher

Kearney

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Surface Transportation Board (STB)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

John

O'Donnell

Stephen L.

Plevniak

Christopher

Kearney

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

15. General issue area code UTI

16. Specific lobbying issues

Transmission sitting and permitting, generally;

H.R. 607, "Broadband Spectrum for First Responders Act"; H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, (Public Safety Broadband Network);H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 (spectrum);S. 28, "Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act"; S. 911, "Strengthening Public-Safety and Enhancing Communications Through Reform, Utilization, and Modernization Act (SPECTRUM Act); S. 1029, "Electric Consumer Right to Know Act (eKNOW); S. 1222, "Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA).H.R. 2273, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, (regulates coal ash under existing municipal solid waste landfill regulations); H.R. 3862, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act, (introduce transparency and broaden participation in settlement of regulatory lawsuits);S. 1751, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, (regulates coal ash under existing municipal solid waste landfill regulations); S. 3512, the Coal Ash Recycling and Oversight Act of 2012, (bill to establish minimum federal requirements for state coal ash regulatory programs);Utility Energy Services Contracts Guidance to Federal Agencies.H.R. 1325, American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works Act or AMERICA Works Act, (workforce credentialing);H.R. 4297, Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012, (workforce training);S.1243, American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works Act or AMERICA Works Act, (workforce credentialing);S. 3457, the Veterans Job Corps Act of 2012, (workforce training, credentials);S.1067, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs relating to nuclear reactors, and for other purposes H.R.1682,To promote alternative and renewable fuels and domestic energy production, and for other purposes H.R.2072,To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposes S.2215, A bill to create jobs in the United States by increasing United States exports to Africa by at least 200 percent in real dollar value within 10 years, and for other purposes.S.640, A bill to underscore the importance of international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors, encouraging the efforts of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, supporting progress in improving nuclear safety, and enhancing the public availability of nuclear safety information H.R.502, To provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist United States businesses with exporting clean energy technology products and services H.R.617, To prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United StatesH.R.1280, To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes. H.R.1320, To strengthen United States nonproliferation activities and to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to strengthen nuclear energy cooperation and nonproliferation, and for other purposes H.R.1326,To underscore the importance of international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors, encouraging the efforts of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, supporting progress in improving nuclear safety, enhancing the public availability of nuclear safety information, and for other purposes H.R.2004, To authorize the President to control the transfer of goods, services, technology, and software to protect the national security, and to promote the foreign policy, of the United States, and for other purposes H.R.2072, To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposesH.R.2105, To provide for the application of measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran, North Korea, and Syria certain goods, services, or technology, and for other purposesH.R.2122, To renew the Export Administration Act of 1979, and for other purposes H.R.3606, To increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies.H.R.3630, A bill to extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment compensation, Medicare physician payment, provide for the consideration of the Keystone XL pipeline, and for other purposes

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

John

O'Donnell

Stephen L.

Plevniak

Christopher

Kearney

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

S.512, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for other purposes;S.1067, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs relating to nuclear reactors, and for other purposes; H.R.1808, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for other purposes;H.R.1710, To authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives; H.R.2054, To provide for the reenrichment of certain depleted uranium owned by the Department of Energy, and for the sale or barter of the resulting reenriched uranium, and for other purposes; H.R.2075, To require that spent nuclear fuel be stored in certified dry cask storage, and for other purposes; S.1320, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to offer to enter into temporary used fuel storage facility agreements;S.2176, A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require the President to certify that the Yucca Mountain site; remains the designated site for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and for other purposes;S.3469, A bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste, and for other purposes;H.R.2068, To permit a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not timely appointed and confirmed; S.1394, A bill to allow a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not appointed and confirmed in a timely manner.

H.R.4078, To provide that no agency may take any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than 6.0 percent. H.R.4480, To provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in response to a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.H.R.6213, To limit further taxpayer exposure from the loan guarantee program established under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. H.R.6554, To limit the period in advance of a nuclear reactor license renewal that the application for such renewal may be submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

S.892, A bill to establish the Department of Energy and the Environment, and for other purposes S.1690, A bill to preserve the multiple use land management policy in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes.S.2031, A bill to make funds available for the American centrifuge project research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy, with an offset.S.3401, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily extend tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, to provide for temporary alternative minimum tax relief, to extend increased expensing limitations, and to provide instructions for tax reform.S.3413, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily extend tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, to provide for temporary alternative minimum tax relief, to extend increased expensing limitations, and to provide instructions for tax reform.S.3417, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily extend tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, to provide for temporary alternative minimum tax relief, to extend increased expensing limitations, and to provide instructions for tax reform.H.R.8, To extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform, and for other purposes.H.R.301, To ensure the energy independence of the United States by promoting research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies through a system of grants and prizes on the scale of the original Manhattan ProjectH.R.332, To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Department of Defense and all other defense-related agencies of the United States to fully comply with Federal and State environmental laws, including certain laws relating to public health and worker safety, that are designed to protect the environment and the health and safety of the public, particularly those persons most vulnerable to the hazards incident to military operations and installations, such as children, members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees, and persons living in the vicinity of military operations and installationsH.R.908, To extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to maintain the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program H.R.909, To expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity, and for other purposesH.R.1023, To secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission H.R.1242, To ensure that nuclear power plants can withstand and adequately respond to earthquakes, tsunamis, strong storms, or other events that threaten a major impactH.R.1268, To provide certain requirements for the licensing of commercial nuclear facilities H.R.1436, To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a nuclear power facility licensee to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State and county in which the facility is located within 24 hours of an unplanned release of radionuclides in excess of allowable limits, and for other purposes. H.R.1694, To require the President to issue guidance on Federal response to a large-scale nuclear disasterH.R.1705, To require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes H.R.1861, To greatly enhance America's path toward energy independence and economic and national security, to conserve energy use, to promote innovation, to achieve lower emissions, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner land, to rebuild our Nation's aging roads, bridges, locks, and dams, and for other purposes H.R.2133, To increase domestic energy production, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and diversify the energy portfolio of the United StatesH.R.2208, To incorporate smart grid capability into the Energy Star Program, to reduce peak electric demand, to reauthorize a energy efficiency public information program to include Smart Grid information, and for other purposes.H.R.2401, To require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.H.R.3010, To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documentsS.RES.454, A resolution commending the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy hosting the Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management.

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

John

O'Donnell

Stephen L.

Plevniak

Christopher

Kearney

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

15. General issue area code BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

Advocated for appropriations for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP);